Central Christian College of the Bible's Israel Cobian rises up to head the ball away from a Boyce player on Day One of the 2025 DII Men's Soccer Championships in Kissimmee, Fla.
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Saints fall to top seed Toccoa Falls on Day Two of NCCAA Championships

Kissimmee, Fla. —

The Saints were not able to keep their unbeaten streak alive as top seed Toccoa Falls College put in a goal in each half to top Central Christian College of the Bible, 2-0, on Tuesday, the second day of the 2025 NCCAA DII Men's Soccer Championships at the Austin-Tindall Sports Complex.

Combined with the results from the other matches in Pool A, Toccoa Falls (13-4-3) secured their spot in Saturday's national title game despite the outcome of Thursday's matches. 

Central Christian (17-3-2) could still finish the championships with a third-place finish depending on the outcome of their game with No. 3 seed Southwestern Adventist University on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

GAME NOTES:

  • Just five minutes into the match, Edwin Gonzales had a chance to put Toccoa Falls on top, but a diving stop by Lucas Carmo knocked the ball out of play to keep the match scoreless.
  • In the 27th minute, Patricio Bennevendo found Hector Tenorio in the box, and Tenorio got just enough space to lace a shot past the CCCB defense and put the Screaming Eagles ahead 1-0.
  • Zach Madrigal looked to add to the Toccoa Falls tally in the 30th minute, but a nice save at the last second by Jake Gracey kept the score 1-0 at the half.
  • Richard Freitas looked to open the second half with a tying strike for Central Christian College of the Bible, but a big save from Brandon Huerta kept the Saints off the scoreboard in the 46th minute.
  • Zackary Hathaway had a pair of breakaway chances for the Saints in the 66th minute, but his shots went just wide, and again CCCB could not quite capitalize.
  • In the 75th minute, Zach Madrigal had a chance to add to the Toccoa Falls advantage, but his shot went just high and the Screaming Eagles lead stayed at 1-0.
  • With under four minutes remaining, Carmo had a chance to add a goal for the Saints, but a fingertip save from Huerta kept Toccoa Falls in front.
  • Bennevendo iced the contest for the Eagles, as his strike with less than two minutes remaining pushed Toccoa Falls to the 2-0 victory.

UP NEXT:

The Saints, seeded fifth, face Southwestern Adventist in the final day of Pool Play on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. The game can be streamed via purchase at nccaanetwork.com/. Live stats are available for free at https://thenccaa.org/sidearmstats/msoc/summary.

STANDINGS: 

Following the second day of competition, Pool A's standings are as follows:

SCHOOL WLT PTS GS GA GD
#1 Toccoa Falls College 2-0-0 6 5 2 +3
#5 Central Christian College of the Bible 1-1-0 3 3 4 -1
#4 Boyce College  0-1-1 1 5 6 -1
#8 Southwestern Adventist University 0-1-1 1 5 6 -1

KEY
Win= 3 points
Tie= 1 point
Loss= 0 points
WLT= Wins-Losses-Ties
PTS= Points
GS= Goals Scored
GA= Goals Against
GD= Goal Differential